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Particle Size Matters
With the right technology, chemical processors can obtain precise particle size and consistent material while…
Commentary
CPI outlook slower, but positive
Despite a slowdown in global manufacturing, the U.S. chemical process industries (CPI) have continued to…
In The News
Gas Fermentation Leads Honored Achievements
The winning technology for the 2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award, along with the other…
Chementator
A Pt-free electrode promises to cut costs for fuel cells and metal-air batteries
Hiroya Abe and colleagues at Tohoku University (Sendai, www.tohoku.ac.jp) and Hokkaido University have developed a…
Non-halogenated flame-retardant material
Dynamic Modifiers LLC (Atlanta, Ga.; www.dynamicmodifiers.com), a maker of custom polyolefin compounds, recently introduced PAL…VersaCHAR,…
Cascade reactions on 'nanozymes' make chemicals from CO2
An international team of researchers has developed metallic nanoparticles that imitate enzymes to convert carbon…
A new method to study nanoparticles
Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Singapore; https://smart.mit.edu) have discovered a way…
Waste garlic stems make an adsorbent for arsenic removal
Professor Monoj Kumar Mondal and Anuj Kumar Prajapati from the Dept. of Chemical Engineering and…
Integrated AC process eliminates refrigerants
With the goal of decreasing the climate impact of residential air conditioning (AC), Kraton Corp.…
Chementator Briefs
Sludge to fuel Bio-sludge is a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process at Stora Enso…
Bottom-up synthesis of new perovskite material for ammonia production
Perovskites are a class of synthetic materials that have a crystalline structure similar to that…
Metals from nodules on seabed offer environmental advantages
Small-scale pilot testing has begun for a process that extracts nickel, manganese, cobalt and copper…
New material promises to enhance performance of gas-separation membranes
Harnessing its polymer technology and carbon-fiber expertise has enabled Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.com)…
Business News
Plant Watch: January 2020
Plant Watch Messer to build onsite gas facility for MOL polyols plant in Hungary December…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Sampling System Design: Managing System Variables
Understanding the effect of flowrate, velocity, density, viscosity, pressure drop, friction, components and sample line…
Evaporators: Design Concepts and Equipment Selection
This primer provides guidance on key aspects to consider when designing and specifying evaporators, which…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Removal of Particulate Matter from Industrial Processes
Controlling and reducing particulate matter pollution from industrial operations is a key environmental and human…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Production of ammonium nitrate
This column is based on “Ammonium Nitrate Porous Prills Production Process – Cost Analysis,” a…
Environmental Manager
Avoiding SIL Misconceptions
Engineers must refine their foundational understanding of process safety in order to avoid common misconceptions…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Motors and Drives
New version of drive-analyzer app now available At SPS 2019 (Nuremberg, Germany; November 26–28), this…
New Products
Expanded modular line of canned-motor pumps
This company has expanded its range of modular V-Line canned-motor pumps (photo) for the chemical…
Built-in load monitor ensures correct loading to joints
Maxbolt load-indicating fasteners (photo) can reduce downtime, premature wear and catastrophic joint failures by continuously…
A new pump for electric, gas and diesel-driven fleets
The new Thunder 5,000 hp Quintuplex pump (photo) is designed for duel-fuel gas engines, electric…
This new software streamlines logistics operations
Dok-Vu is a paperless software system for managing logistics operations (photo). The new software virtually…
Cellular sensor-to-cloud connectivity
The Ranger remote-monitoring system (photo) is a cellular transmitter that uses the LTE network to…
Pour-point depressant for cold climate regions
The new Waxtreat SubZero Pour Point Depressant (PPD) technology (photo) will help oil production companies,…
A new family of mixers adapts for each application
The new Salomix family (photo) is designed to operate in demanding applications in various industries.…
Seamless information exchange from field to cloud
Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) enables the platform-independent, interoperable, and cross-vendor collaboration of…
New system-independent input/output modules
This company extended its Axioline I/O system portfolio to include plug-in, system-independent I/O Smart Elements…
Software update brings improved analysis and modeling
This company has introduced Version 5.5 of its Multiphysics software suite (photo), with new features…
Edge-to-cloud data collection and accessibility
Proficy Historian 8.0 (photo) provides users with a scalable solution for data collection and aggregation…
LED illumination simplifies sight-glass setup
The capabilities of MetaClamp and MetaGlas sight-glass windows have been expanded with the addition of…
Glass-free pH sensors with improved CIP stability
The new generation of ISFET sensors (photo) is made of unbreakable polyether ether ketone (PEEK),…
Stainless-steel tank covers for hygienic processes
LKD and LKDC tank covers securely fit the openings of high-, low- or non-pressure tanks,…
Customizable, automatic ingredient-batching systems
This company’s Micro and Tote Batching Systems (photo) are customized, automatic ingredient-batching systems for both…
Feeding the USB port out of the control cabinet
With the new CU8210-M001 cabinet dome (photo), the USB port of an Industrial PC can…
Ultra-compact valves for bioprocessing applications
The new BioviZion valve (photo) is an ultra-compact model available in diameters ranging from 0.25…